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Want to be a full-time gamer?
Detroit is the best place to make it in competitive gaming according to a new study.
To be considered a full-time gamer, one needs to make an average of $69,119 per year and have 1,920 followers on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s's Twitch, according to Value...

The Bay Area is a a fintech hub, and Benzinga will be there Wednesday, Nov. 14 for the 2018 Benzinga Fintech Summit.
Interested in learning more about the industry and meeting leaders of the hottest fintech startups in person? Be sure to grab your tickets before they sell out.
Already have...

New ideas seem to become booming businesses overnight, if the mobile and cloud revolutions in tech are any indication. However, it might be time to ask what’s next.
The world has seen innovations that optimize the way people, goods and information travel, like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s...

The real estate market in San Francisco has started to cool after four years of boom that pushed the median cost of a home up to $1.2 million, according to a report on Bloomberg.
Why The Cool Down?
The report noted there are signs the San Francisco's real estate market is waning as job growth slows...

Want to break bread with billionaire investor Warren Buffett? If you have at least a quarter of a million dollars laying around, you stand a chance.
EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) is hosting an auction for the public to bid for the privilege of meeting Buffett.
Proceeds from the auction will be given to...

Las Vegas is the most popular destination searched on Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE), while Mexico is the preferred international destination for American travelers.
"Whether a standalone search for flights, hotel, car rentals, or a money-saving package, travelers the world over are drawn to Sin City...

iPhone maker Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has unveiled a new store design in San Francisco, featuring trees, an area for live music and a mega 6K screen, powered by 100 percent renewable energy, according to a report on CNBC.
With the makeover, Apple intends to give shoppers the experience of being at...

Slowing growth in the tech world could be partially to blame for the slowdown in the San Francisco real estate market.
Apartment REITs are better-positioned to withstand a downturn than many office REITs are.
Hotel RevPAR in the region will likely contract, but is projected to remain 6-8 percent...

Land owners in San Francisco are once again striking it rich, but this time it's developers with entitled land who are sitting on the gold mines.
How hot is the office development market in San Francisco?
Hot enough that Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (NYSE: ARE) -- one of only...

If you ever feel like the hardest-working person in America, maybe your home town has a role to play. While the standard 9 a.m.-5 p.m. work day implies a 40 hour work week, the reality of the typical workload in many American cities is actually much closer to 50 hours per week.
Forbes recently...

Americans are currently saving roughly $250 million per day on gasoline compared to a year ago, according to GasBuddy.
Based on a recent GasBuddy survey, those saving have made a difference in travel plans for about 25 percent of respondents.
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) plans to open up a brand new revenue stream by launching its own mobile ad network, according to sources who spoke with Re/Code.
The company, which has been under pressure to build an ad network for some time, planned to announce the venture at its “F8” developer...

It used to be, back when everyone filed their taxes by snail mail, that post offices nationwide made it a habit of staying open until midnight, many handing out free donuts and coffee to last-minute filers.
Those days are gone, thanks in part to the cost of all that overtime for postal...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s long rumored 3D Smartphone was almost ready to go, according to sources who spoke to the Wall Street Journal. The device could be officially announced as early as June and begin shipping by the end of September.
According to sources, the company demonstrated different...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), by dropping cloud computing costs by a third and storage rates by two thirds, made a big statement about the fact it considers profit margins to be too fat. When was the last time a company said that?
At its Google Cloud Platform event in San Francisco, Tuesday, the...